Max Beckmann

Edited by Olaf Peters This generously illustrated and comprehensive book focuses on a decisive decade in Max Beckmann’s career as one of the leading figurative painters of the twentieth century. This publication will provide insight into a critical period in the artist’s development and the accomplishments that earned him such high esteem. Beckmann’s brief but profoundly jarring service as a medical orderly during World War I led to a nervous breakdown. He assimilated his experiences and incorporated recent and radical developments in art, such as Cubism and Expressionism, leading him to advance new pictorial conceptions beginning in 1915.To many of his contemporaries, the work Beckmann created between 1917 and 1925 placed him at the forefront of the latest developments in representational painting. In 1925, Beckmann’s celebrated status was confirmed by his prominence in the groundbreaking “Neue Sachlichkeit” (New Objectivity) exhibition in Mannheim, although he later distanced himself from the term.This book will situate Beckmann artistically and historically. Essays by both established experts and emerging scholars investigate the seminal energy found in the work he created between 1915 to 1925—a period to which the artist himself repeatedly returned over the course of his lifetime.The self-referential aspect of Beckmann’s output is key to understanding his progression as an artist, which comes more clearly into focus via an analysis of these critical early years. Hardcover256 pagesPrestel, 20239.25 x 2.05 x 11.22 inchesISBN 9783791379944Neue Galerie Exhibition Catalogue

Max Beckmann: The Formative Years, 1915-25 Exhibition Catalogue

By Jill LloydSelf-Portrait with Horn is one of the greatest, most resonant paintings by the German Expressionist Max Beckmann. It was painted in 1938, just after Beckmann fled Nazi Germany to seek refuge in Amsterdam, and it evokes the tribulations of an entire generation. This book celebrates the painting and the special place it holds for the Neue Galerie. Jill Lloyd has brought her superb scholarship to bear in tracing the work's history and its importance within the Beckmann oeuvre. Hardcover84 pagesNeue Galerie New YorkPrestel, 200911.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 inchesISBN 9781931794220Neue Galerie Exhibition Catalogue, Art History, History, Biography, Painting

Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait with Horn

Edited by Olaf PetersWith contributions by Stefanie Heckmann, Andreas Huyssen, Alfred Pfabigan, and Ernst Ploil This generously illustrated and comprehensive book examines German and Austrian artists in the 1930s as they reacted to a time of crisis and dissent.The 1930s in Germany and Austria were marked by economic crisis, political disintegration, and social chaos. This beautifully illustrated catalog surveys the development of the arts in these two countries between the two World Wars. Presenting nearly 150 paintings and works on paper, this book reveals artistic developments that foreshadowed, reflected, and accompanied the beginning of World War II. Works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Max Ernst, Oskar Kokoschka, and Alfred Kubin are presented alongside pieces by lesser-known artists such as Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Albert Paris Gütersloh, Karl Hubbuch, Richard Oelze, Josef Scharl, Franz Sedlacek, and Rudolf Wacker. This book features essays about the appropriation of artistic idioms, the reactions of artists toward their historical circumstances, and major political events that shaped the era. This catalogue carries key works of known artists like Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Max Ernst, Oskar Kokoschka and Alfred Kubin and less known artist like Friedl Brandeis, Albert Pari Gütersloh. Hardcover288 pagesNeue Galerie New York Prestel, 20189.6 x 1.3 x 11.5 inchesISBN 9783791357607Neue Galerie Exhibition Catalogue, Art History, Essays

Before the Fall: German and Austrian Art of the 1930s Exhibition Catalogue

With a foreword by Ronald S. Lauder and a preface by Renée PriceThis sumptuous book commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the Neue Galerie New York and includes highlights of the museum’s collection. Austrian and German Masterworks: Twentieth Anniversary of the Neue Galerie New York printed by Prestel in 2021, is the updated version of the Masterworks from Neue Galerie New York catalogue. Modern Worlds: Austrian and German Art, 1890-1940, printed by Prestel in 2021, is the unabridged Neue Galerie collection catalogue, complete with extensive essays and 286 plates. The Neue Galerie New York opened in November 2001, showcasing its collection of Austrian and German art from 1890 to 1940. This publication is issued in celebration of the museum’s twentieth anniversary and includes a number of major new acquisitions. The Austrian holdings encompass significant paintings by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, Carl Moll, and Richard Gerstl. Decorative arts made by the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops, 1903-32) are another area of strength, in particular the designs of Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Dagobert Peche. The German holdings emphasize the Expressionist movement, with canvases by members of the Brücke, including Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Pechstein, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Artists affiliated with the Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider), such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, August Macke, Franz Marc, and Gabriele Münter, figure prominently. The Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement is well represented by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, and Christian Schad. Works by leading proponents of Dada are another special interest, with a focus on John Heartfield, Hannah Höch, and Kurt Schwitters. Iconic creations by members of the Bauhaus represent additional highlights, including objects by Marcel Breuer, Marianne Brandt, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Wilhelm Wagenfeld, as well as art by Lyonel Feininger, László Moholy-Nagy, and Oskar Schlemmer.Hardcover280 pages; 327 color illustrations, 3 b/w illustrationsPrestel, 20219.25 x 11.25 inchesISBN 9783791379531Neue Galerie Exhibition Catalogue

Austrian and German Masterworks: Twentieth Anniversary of the Neue Galerie New York

Original Price: $49.95 UP TO 20% ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR MEMBERS By Renée Price This expansive book commemorates the fifteenth anniversary of the Neue Galerie New York and includes highlights of the museum’s collection. The Neue Galerie New York opened in November 2001, when it showcased its collection of Austrian and German art from 1890 to 1940. The museum’s Austrian holdings encompass major paintings by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, and Richard Gerstl. Decorative arts made by the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops, 1903–32) are another strength of the collection. The German holdings emphasize the Expressionist movement, with canvases by members of the Brücke, including Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Pechstein, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Artists affiliated with the Blue Rider, such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, August Macke, Franz Marc, and Gabriele Münter, figure prominently. The New Objectivity movement is represented with works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, and Christian Schad. The Bauhaus is another key area, with designs by Marcel Breuer, Marianne Brandt, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Wilhelm Wagenfeld. Hardcover248 pagesNeue Galerie New YorkPrestel, 20169.5 x 1.1 x 11.5 inchesISBN 9783791355818Neue Galerie Exhibition Catalogue

Masterworks from the Neue Galerie New York

Edited by Renée PriceWith this exhibition, Neue Galerie New York pays tribute to its cofounder, Serge Sabarsky. A tireless advocate for German and Austrian art, Sabarsky was the driving force behind the creation of the museum. He was also a dedicated collector, who acquired numerous masterworks by the artists he cherished.The catalog demonstrates the range and quality of the Sabarsky Collection, with its holdings in works by Austrian artists Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka, and German artists Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, among many others. Please note that Rare/Out-of-Print titles are very limited in stock.Hardcover124 pagesNeue Galerie New YorkPrestel, 20099.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inchesISBN 9781931794244Neue Galerie Exhibition Catalogue

From Klimt to Klee: Masterworks from the Serge Sabarsky Collection

Edited by Roland Marz With contributions by Peter-Klaus Schuster, Ronald Marz, Olaf Peters, Anke Daemgen, and Andrea Hollmann This exhibition presented a selection of important paintings from the Nationalgalerie, Berlin, one of Germany's major collections of twentieth-century art. Major Expressionist and Neue Sachlichkeit artists represented include Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, and Karl Schmidt-Rotluff. Arranged thematically and with in-depth explanatory texts, the catalog traces the evolution of German art as it moved from the mountains to city life, from optimism to bitter disillusionment. Essays by key scholars and curators examine these artists’ varied responses to their country’s abrupt encounter with industrialization and urbanization. Please note that this book is Out of Stock. Hardcover164 pagesNeue Galerie New YorkPrestel, 200411.5 x 9.6 x 0.8 inches ISBN 9783791330419Neue Galerie Exhibition Catalogue, Expressionism

SOLD OUT - Arcadia and Metropolis: Masterworks of German Expressionism from the National Galerie Berlin

Edited by Shane Weller Over 100 works by Beckmann, Feininger, Kirchner, Kollwitz, Nolde, Marc, and others. Their distorted, stylized forms embody the revolutionary mood of the early 20th-century. Paperback128 pagesDover Publications, 19948.2 x 0.4 x 10.9 inchesISBN 9780486280691Expressionism, Woodcuts

German Expressionist Woodcuts

By Max BeckmannEdited by Barbara Copeland Buenger "Barbara Copeland Buenger . . . has done an excellent job of editing and annotating Beckmann's voluminous private and public writings."—Andrea Barnet, New York Times Book Review One of the most important German artists of the twentieth century, Max Beckmann is known for the depth and sensuous force of his works, but little is known about his personal life. Self-Portrait in Words reveals Beckmann's experience of life from the first years of his career in Berlin and Paris through his final years in the United States. This collection of Beckmann's writings serves as a companion to his art and a testament to the complexities of his life. Paperback442 pagesUniversity of Chicago Press, 19995.5 x 1.2 x 9 inchesISBN 9780226041360Artist Monograph, Art History, Essays, Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait in Words: Collected Writings and Statements, 1903-1950

By Peter Chametzky “Chametzky’s book offers an interesting theoretical analysis of German art. Its sources and documentation are abundant. Chametzky’s knowledge of German art is impressive.”—Yves Laberge, German Studies Review“Compelling. . . . [Chametzky includes] appropriate critical/theoretical and cultural/historical background throughout.”—Shelley Cordulack, Millikin University European Legacy"This engaging book asks fundamental questions about the object in history and how meaning in art is produced and altered over time. Seamlessly weaving together discourses on gender, the body, ethnicity, film, mass media, and art history, Chametzky deftly explores German art from modernism to post-modernism through cogent case studies drawn from the Wilhelmine, Weimar, Nazi, Cold War, and Reunification eras. His perceptive ventures into such areas as Dada, the machine, and hitherto overlooked Jewish utopian thought provide fresh insights on German art and culture."—Timothy O. Benson, author of Raoul Hausmann and Berlin DadaThis book provides a stimulating overview of twentieth-century German art, focusing on some of the period's key works by Max Beckmann, George Grosz, Hannah Höch, Willi Baumeister, Arno Breker, Joseph Beuys, and Gerhard Richter. In Peter Chametzky's innovative approach, these works become representatives rather than representations of twentieth-century history. That is, the art here does not simply illustrate an argument, the art is the argument. Chametzky draws on both scholarly and popular sources to demonstrate how the works (and in some cases, the artists themselves) interacted with, and even enacted, historical events, processes, and ideas. He asserts the continued historical role of material art works in an era when less material forms—photography, film, television, video, digital images—have assumed the function of visually depicting contemporary history.Hardcover 286 pagesUniversity of California Press, 201010 x 6.8 x 1.1 inchesISBN 9780520260429Art History, German History

Objects as History in Twentieth-Century German Art

By Tomàs Llorens Reckoning with exile: Beckmann as chronicler of the dispossessedAssociated with, but not reducible to, both German Expressionism and New Objectivity, German painter Max Beckmann (1884–1950) developed an individual pictorial style, using a realistic idiom filled with symbolic references to offer a powerful account of the upheavals of the 20th century and their personal effects. Max Beckmann: Exile Figures brings together more than 60 of Beckmann’s works, including paintings, lithographs and sculptures. The publication offers a full overview of Beckmann’s life and career, beginning with his years in Germany—from his first public recognition prior to World War I through the rise of National Socialism in the 1930s, when he was fired from his teaching position in Frankfurt and banned from exhibiting in public. After this, Beckmann went into self-imposed exile in Amsterdam and the United States, where he would live out the rest of his life. This book interprets the artist’s entire career through metaphors of exile, understood both literally and as the existential condition of modern man. Max Beckmann: Exile Figures examines several thematic strands of exile and alienation in the artist’s work: the loss of identity associated with the condition of exile; the modern city as the capital of exile; the parallels between exile and death; and the concept of the infinite, with its twin powers of seduction and alienation. Hardcover210 pagesMuseo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, 20198.25 x 10.75 inchesISBN 9788417173227Artist Monograph, Expressionism, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

Max Beckmann: Exile Figures

Max Beckmann (1884-1950) Self-Portrait in front of Red Curtain, 1923

Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait in front of Red Curtain, 1923 [Postcard]

Original Price: $18 UP TO 20% ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR MEMBERS Max Beckmann (1884-1950)Carnival, 1920 Poster for the exhibition Max Beckmann: The Formative Years, 1915-1925. 16 x 20 inches

Max Beckmann: The Formative Years Exhibition Poster

Exhibition notecard for "Max Beckmann: The Formative Years, 1915-1925"October 5, 2023—January 15, 2024Max Beckmann (1884-1950)Carnival, 19201 notecard and envelope5.75 x 8.75 inches

Max Beckmann: The Formative Years Exhibition Notecard [Large Single Card]

Max Beckmann: Carnival, 1920 [Postcard]

Max Beckmann (1884-1950) Self-Portrait on Yellow Ground with Cigarette, 1923

Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait on Yellow Ground with Cigarette, 1923 [Postcard]

Original Price: $25.00 UP TO 20% ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR MEMBERS Max Beckmann (1884-1950), Self-Portrait with Horn, 1938 24 x 36 inches

Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait with Horn Poster

Max Beckmann (1884-1950) Self-Portrait with Horn (Selbstbildnis mit Horn), 1938

Max Beckmann: Self-Portrait with Horn [Postcard]

Original Price: $6.50 UP TO 20% ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR MEMBERS Exhibition notecard for "Modern Worlds: Austrian and German Art, 1890-1940"November 11, 2021 — March 13, 2022Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (detail), 1907Max Beckmann (1884-1950)Self-Portrait with Horn (detail), 19381 notecard and envelope5.75 x 8.75 inches

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